Following up an icon is difficult enough. Following up on a shoe that became an icon for completely revolutionizing footwear design almost reaches the labors of Hercules level. Which is to say that it is so difficult, that it almost seems designed to fail. This is the psychic hole that the Air Max 90 had to dig its way out of, from the moment it was conceived of as an idea.

Of course, as anyone who hasn’t been cryogenically frozen for the past thirty years knows, Tinker Hatfield’s follow up to the legendary Air Max 1 not only lived up to the expectations already carried by the Air Max name, it exceeded them.

The 30th anniversary celebrations continue, with what Nike has called “the closest replica to the original 1990 Air Max model yet.” From the original tooling, down to details like the lining, tongue label, and the collar and heel heights, the latest rendition of the Air Max is so close to the original, that it even carries the original Air Max III name. 

If a size is not listed, it is sold out. 

• Nike Air Max 90
• White/Black/Cool Grey/Radiant Red
• CT1685-100